Buddy Goode Explained

Buddy Goode
First:2007
Last:Present
Portrayer:Michael Carr

Buddy Goode is an ARIA award-winning musical comedy character created by Australian performer and songwriter Michael Carr. Carr portrays Goode by speaking and singing in an American-style accent. The character first appeared in 2007 with the successful single Dutchy In The Morning, and subsequent debut album It's All Goode in 2008 released through ABC Music.

Since 2015, Carr has released five studio albums, and one best of album as Goode, as well as touring extensively throughout Australia.

Carr has been nominated five times for the Best Comedy Release ARIA Award as Goode, winning the prestigious award twice (in 2012 and 2014).[1] He also won the Mo Award for comedy act of the year in 2014, amongst numerous other accolades.[2] Carr is the son of late musician and composer Warren Carr, who was best known for his 20-year stint as a pianist on television's Play School.

More Rubbish, Carr's sixth studio album as Goode, was released on December 16, 2016, and launched at the Rooty Hill RSL the following day. [3]

Discography

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Album details
It's All Goode
  • Released: November 2008
  • Label: Goode Times Music (1784259)
  • Formats: CD, download
The One and Only Buddy Goode
  • Released: August 2011
  • Label: Goode Times Music (2780375)
  • Formats: CD, download
Unappropriate
  • Released: August 2012
  • Label: Goode Times Music (3711152)
  • Formats: CD, download
It's a Buddy Goode Christmas
  • Released: November 2013
  • Label: Goode Times Music (3756924)
  • Formats: CD, download
The #1s and #2s: The Best of Buddy Goode
  • Released: August 2014
  • Label: Goode Times Music (3789166)
  • Formats: CD, download
Songs to Ruin Every Occasion
  • Released: August 2015
  • Label: Goode Times Music (4743362)
  • Formats: CD, download
More Rubbish
  • Released: December 2016
  • Label: Goode Times Music (5728382)
  • Formats: CD, download

Awards and nominations

ARIA Music Awards

The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony held by the Australian Recording Industry Association. They commenced in 1987.

! |-| 2011| The One And Only Buddy Goode| rowspan="5" | Best Comedy Release|| rowspan="5"|[4] |-| 2012| Unappropriate||-| 2014| It's A Buddy Goode Christmas||-| 2015| Songs to Ruin Every Occasion||-| 2017| More Rubbish||-|}

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The One and Only ARIA Nominated Buddy Goode!. ABC Music. 24 July 2015.
  2. Web site: 2014 Mo Award Winners. On With The Show. 30 May 2014. 24 July 2015.
  3. Web site: Buddy Goode - Album Launch 2016. Rooty Hill RSL. 10 November 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161110173636/http://rootyhillrsl.com.au/buddy-goode-album-launch-2016. 10 November 2016. dead.
  4. Web site: ARIA Awards Best Comedy Release. Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). 19 April 2012.